Arts & Culture

TEEN TALENT Josefina Rocha welcomes of crowd of around 50 people Wednesday to the PV Arts Porter Building where a large indoor mural—created by teens in the Teen Artés program—was unveiled. Artist Melissa Marzan coached a dozen local teens in the once-a-week gathering to...

These senior classmates deliver a tune during an open house at Watsonville Union High School on April 27, 1955. (Sam Vestal/Pajaronian file)

Five new painted monoliths now adorn the recently completed pedestrian/bike path along Green Valley Road. The Green Valley Road Multi-Use Project was managed by the Department of Community Development & Infrastructure, while the art component was managed by the Santa Cruz County Parks Department....

Artists around the Pajaro Valley are gearing up for the inaugural Second Saturday Art Tour, a monthly event in downtown Watsonville.

Work continues on two art projects that are part of an upgrade for Ramsay Park, thanks to the efforts unfolding at the Muzzio Mosaic Art.

CIRCLE UP Students at Freedom School take part in their annual fiesta on May 26, 1955. The Pajaronian, photo by Sam Vestal

The Watsonville Union High track team hits the field for a competition on March 13, 1955. (Sam Vestal/Pajaronian archives)

TEAM WORK A chef and other staff at the long-standing Loma Linda Restaurant in Watsonville help Watsonville firefighters tackle a major fire that tore through the restaurant on  Nov. 17, 1956.  (Sam Vestal/Pajaronian file).

Editor’s note: From Our Archives is a feature created by photojournalist Tarmo Hannula, who discovered boxes upon boxes of old photo negatives in storage. If you have any old Watsonville-centered photos you’d like to see run, email [email protected]. _________________ Local Girl Scouts Fredora Holm (left) and...